diff --git a/lib/cdist/object.py b/lib/cdist/object.py
index 396d8e48..0a282dc2 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/object.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/object.py
@@ -26,8 +26,26 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Object(object):
-    def __init__(self, path, remote_path):
+
+    def __init__(self, path, remote_path, object_fq):
         self.path = path
         self.remote_path = remote_path
+        self.object_fq = object_fq
+        self.type = self.object_fq.split(os.sep)[0]
+        self.object_id = self.object_fq.split(os.sep)[1:]
+        self.parameter_dir = os.path.join(self.path, "parameter")
+        self.remote_object_parameter_dir = os.path.join(self.remote_path, "parameter")
+        self.object_code_paths = [
+            os.path.join(self.path, "code-local"),
+            os.path.join(self.path, "code-remote")]
 
+    @property
+    def type_explorer_output_dir(self):
+        """Returns and creates dir of the output for a type explorer"""
+        if not self.__type_explorer_output_dir:
+            dir = os.path.join(self.path, "explorer")
+            if not os.path.isdir(dir):
+                os.mkdir(dir)
+            self.__type_explorer_output_dir = dir
+        return self.__type_explorer_output_dir